拍

On the HSK 4 vocabulary list, at CEFR level B1.

pāi ㄆㄞ

- to pat
- to clap
- to slap
- to swat
- to take (a photo)
- to shoot (a film)
- racket (sports)
- beat (music)

Classifiers (measure words)

to pat

拍一下 xià give one pat

Less often 记

to clap

拍一下 xià give one pat

to slap

拍一下 xià give one pat

to swat

拍一下 xià give one pat

Other words read pāi

pai with other tones

派 pài tributary
排 pái line up
牌 pái signboard
俳 pái jesting
蒎 pài pinane

All 9 words read pai in any tone

How 拍 is written

部首 radical: 扌 a form of 手
笔画 strokes: 8, with 5 after the 部首
结构 structure: 左右结构
偏旁 parts: 扌白
形旁 meaning: 扌
声旁 sound: 白

Words with 拍

Starting with 拍

拍摄 pāishè take
拍卖 pāimài auction
拍手 pāishǒu clap one's hands
拍马屁 pāimǎpì flatter
拍打 pāida pat

All 38 words starting with 拍

Ending with 拍

节拍 jiépāi beat
合拍 hépāi fig. to cooperate
球拍 qiúpāi racket
竞拍 jìngpāi bid
开拍 kāipāi begin shooting

All 30 words ending with 拍

Containing 拍

一拍即合 yīpāijíhé hit it off
吹牛拍马 chuīniúpāimǎ resort to bragging and flattering
溜须拍马 liūxūpāimǎ toady
节拍器 jiépāiqì metronome
一个巴掌拍不响 yīgebāzhǎngpāibùxiǎng lit. one palm alone cannot clap

All 17 words containing 拍

Words with 拍

Starting with 拍

拍攝 pāishè take
拍賣 pāimài auction
拍手 pāishǒu clap one's hands
拍馬屁 pāimǎpì flatter
拍打 pāida pat

All 38 words starting with 拍

Ending with 拍

節拍 jiépāi beat
合拍 hépāi fig. to cooperate
球拍 qiúpāi racket
競拍 jìngpāi bid
開拍 kāipāi begin shooting

All 30 words ending with 拍

Containing 拍

一拍即合 yīpāijíhé hit it off
吹牛拍馬 chuīniúpāimǎ resort to bragging and flattering
溜鬚拍馬 liūxūpāimǎ toady
節拍器 jiépāiqì metronome
一個巴掌拍不響 yīgebāzhǎngpāibùxiǎng lit. one palm alone cannot clap

All 17 words containing 拍

The words 拍 counts as a measure word

Example sentences and grammar articles using 拍

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Sources

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